What conversation is overheard by Lucentio and Tranio?
Tranio and Lucentio eavesdrop on the conversations between Baptista and his daughters.
What story do Tranio and Lucentio tell to the merchant?
Tranio (as Lucentio) lies and says the Merchant is up a creek without a paddle because the Duke of Padua executes all citizens of Mantua if they come within city limits. But, Tranio (as Lucentio) will help him out and let him pretend to be his father so he won’t be harmed.
What has happened to Lucentio by observing this scene what does he want?
What has happened to Lucentio by observing this scene? What does he want? He falls in love with Bianca; He wants to marry Bianca, (get closer to her).
Why is Tranio pretending Lucentio?
In Padua, Baptista decides that Tranio (disguised as Lucentio) will marry Bianca, but he demands to meet his father first. Tranio as “Lucentio” finds a merchant from Venice and tricks him into agreeing to pose as Lucentio’s father.
What do Lucentio and Bianca do while Tranio and Baptista talk?
While Baptista is kept busy signing fake contracts with Tranio (as Lucentio) and the Pedant (as Vincentio), Bianca and Lucentio will go to St. Luke’s church, where a priest is waiting.
Who is Tranio to Lucentio?
Tranio is Lucentio’s servant and the mastermind behind much of the scheming throughout the play. He encourages Lucentio to disguise himself as a teacher for Bianca and he himself pretends to be Lucentio for much of the play.
What advice does Tranio give Lucentio?
Tranio tells Lucentio to study what he likes most because he will get the biggest benefit there. Shakespeare helps his audience recognize Tranio’s intelligence and education because Tranio is wise and he often gives advice to older masters as well as younger.
What are Lucentio and Hortensio arguing about?
Lucentio and Hortensio quarrel over who should spend time alone with Bianca first. Bianca herself steps in and resolves the dispute, telling Hortensio that while he tunes his instrument, she shall study with Lucentio. While pretending to study a Latin text, Lucentio confesses his love for Bianca.
How does Tranio help Lucentio?
Lucentio, of course, has arranged for Tranio to make this entrance in order to distract Hortensio and Gremio and give him more time for his own wooing. Tranio persuades the suitors that they can all be friends while they compete for Bianca, and he wins their good graces by offering to buy them a drink.
What does Lucentio Tranio offer to Baptista?
Tranio (disguised as Lucentio) says he wants in on the action also and he too has a gift for Baptista—a lute (a guitar-like instrument) and a little bundle of books for Baptista’s daughters. Baptista thanks the guys for the great presents and lets the “tutors” into his house.
Where do Lucentio and Tranio arrive in the first scene?
Where do Lucentio and Tranio arrive in the first scene, and why have they come to this town? They arrive in Padua, a city famous for its university.
What are Hortensio and Lucentio arguing about at the beginning of the scene?
Lucentio and Hortensio quarrel over who should spend time alone with Bianca first. Bianca herself steps in and resolves the dispute, telling Hortensio that while he tunes his instrument, she shall study with Lucentio.
How do Lucentio and Hortensio in turn woo Bianca in the first scene?
How do Lucentio and Hortensio each try to woo Bianca using their disguises as schoolmasters? Hortensio writes a musical scale and Lucentio reads her a latin translation.
Who will the merchant that Lucentio and Tranio hire pretend to be?
– Tranio sees a Merchant and says anyone from Mantua will be killed if found in Padua. Merchant agrees to stay with Tranio and pretend to be Vincentio. The patron of my life and liberty” (163).
Why does Tranio disguise himself as Lucentio?
He encourages Lucentio to disguise himself as a teacher for Bianca and he himself pretends to be Lucentio for much of the play. Tranio uses his clever wit to get Lucentio and himself out of difficult situations, and also to poke fun at the noblemen he serves.
What news does Hortensio bring to Bianca and Lucentio?
Back in Padua, Hortensio (disguised as Litio) leads the person he thinks is Lucentio (in reality Tranio) to spy on Bianca and the real Lucentio (disguised as Cambio). They… (full context) Tranio goes forward to Bianca and Lucentio and tells them the news about Hortensio. He also tells them that Petruchio is a… (full context)
What role does Lucentio play as a foil for Petruchio?
Just as Bianca is Katherine’s foil—her opposite—the intrepid, lovesick Lucentio serves as a foil for Petruchio throughout the play.
Does Lucentio marry Bianca at the end of The Taming of the Shrew?
In the end, he is happily married to Bianca, though her disobedience toward him at the end of the play suggests his dreamed-for marriage may not turn out to be exactly what he thought it would be. The The Taming of the Shrew quotes below are all either spoken by Lucentio or refer to Lucentio.